PRCA Event Reports

Seven champions crowned in Austin rodeo events
[Mar. 29, 2009] Bradley Harter wins saddle bronc event.
Bradley Harter knew he had a chance when he saw his draw for the saddle bronc finals at the Star of Texas Fair and Rodeo. He was looking for a ride challenging enough to push him, but not what he called an "eliminator."

RodeoHouston Results BP Super Series 1, Round 1
[Mar. 4, 2009] Check out who won and how your favorite is doning! By Courtesy RodeoHouston

Duncan Improves Position with Xtreme Win
[Feb. 22, 2009] SAN ANTONIO --- Bull rider Douglas Duncan is no stranger to the winner’s circle, but the Alvin, Texas, resident may have had the biggest win in his career so far at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo.

He was the lone rider to last eight second in the final round at the second edition of Xtreme Bulls in the AT&T Center on Feb. 21. As such, he earned over $30,000, with $22,772 of that counting towards the world standings. By Susan Kanode

Champions Crowned at San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo
[Feb. 22, 2009] SAN ANTONIO - With a new format and a final performance that saw first place winners getting checks for $12,445 each, San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo competitors were going for broke.

Twelve contestants in bareback riding, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, team roping, saddle bronc riding, barrel racing, and bull riding advanced to the Final performance in the AT&T Center on Saturday night. The top four in each event earned checks and that was added to their previous earnings to determine the champions. By Susan Kanode

Competition Heating Up at San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo
[Feb. 21, 2009] SAN ANTONIO ---The Wild Card performance at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo was aptly named as contestants had one last chance to qualify for Saturday’s final round.

Fred Whitfield from Hockley, Texas, took advantage of an opportunity in tie-down roping. He stopped the clock in 7.9 seconds to win first place and $2,074. That gave him a total of $5,445 and he is now the second man in the race for the San Antonio championship. Whitfield has won this rodeo six times and hopes to make it a seventh. Cade Swor, from Chico, Texas, would like to keep Whitfield from doing that. Swor has earnings of $5,963. By Susan Kanode

Dent’s All-Around Talent Shines at San Antonio Rodeo
[Feb. 20, 2009] SAN ANTONIO -Steven Dent is well known on the rodeo circuit for his bareback riding abilities after having qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (NFR) in that event twice. By Susan Kanode

Contestants Advance to Finals
[Feb. 19, 2009] SAN ANTONIO - Clint Cannon couldn’t have been any happier with his ride in the semi-finals at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo. By Susan Kanode

Bareback Rider Clean Sweeps San Antonio Rodeo in Fifth Bracket
[Feb. 18, 2009] SAN ANTONIO ---Bareback rider Davey Shields is changing a pattern that has been in place since he joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 1995.

“I’ve never had a good winter,” The DeWinton, Alberta resident said. “I’ve come to the buildings time after time, but never had any luck at all.” By Susan Kanode

Sheilds Wins Two Rounds of Bareback Riding at San Antonio Rodeo
[Feb. 17, 2009] SAN ANTONIO - It’s been five years since Canadian Davey Shields qualified for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

He has made the trip to Las Vegas to compete at rodeo’s championship event four times and knows what it takes to get there. Sheilds looks like he will be making a bid for a fifth qualification in 2009 if the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo is any indication. By Susan Kanode

Will Lowe Tops San Antonio Leader Board
[Feb. 16, 2009] SAN ANTONIO - A night after being knocked out and physically taken out of the arena, bareback rider Will Lowe won the round.

On Saturday night, the three-time world champion from Canyon, Texas, had a successful ride on Cervi Championship’s Multichem Hi Line, scoring 83 points and finishing in second place. As he got his hand out of the bareback rigging, the horse took another big jump and sent Lowe to the ground. Lowe was unconscious. The Justin Sports Medicine Team took him out of the arena where he was evaluated. By Susan Kanode

Contestants Seeking Berths in San Antonio Rodeo Semi-Finals Heat Up
[Feb. 14, 2009] SAN ANTONIO --- The fourth of five brackets at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo is well underway.

With two performances on Saturday, several contestants have already had enough success to nearly assure them a spot in the semi-finals. The top four money earners in bareback riding, steer wrestling, tie-down roping, team roping, saddle bronc riding, barrel racing and bull riding will compete in the semi-finals hoping to advance to Saturday night’s final round. By Susan Kanode

Mote Scores High in Spite of Injured Foot
[Feb. 14, 2009] SAN ANTONIO --- Prior to Friday night’s San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo performance, bareback rider Bobby Mote, spent his time in the Justin Sports Medicine Room with his foot immersed in ice.

At Thursday night’s rodeo, he injured it while competing, limped out of the arena and was examined by volunteer doctors at the rodeo. Mote had placed third in the first round of competition, was out of the money in the second and needed a good ride in the third to advance to the semi-finals. By Susan Kanode

Muncy Makes Bid for Second San Antonio Championship
[Feb. 13, 2009] SAN ANTONIO --- Taos Muncy has had more success at the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo in his three years as a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) than most have in their career.

Muncy, from Corona, N.M., joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 2007. That same year, he won the saddle bronc riding title at the AT&T Center, the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association championship and the PRCA’s world title. By Susan Kanode

Momentum Rolling for Contestants at San Antonio Rodeo
[Feb. 12, 2009] SAN ANTONIO --- There are several cowboys that are continuing their winning ways here after being successful at other rodeos.

Fort Worth champions Tyson Durfey and Turtle Powell and Travis Graves made their first appearance here and were atop the leader board. Durfey, a tie-down roper from Colbert, Wash., stopped the clock in 7.3 seconds to win $2,074. The two-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier has become known as quite a philanthropist. He always competes in a pink shirt to support the Tough Enough to Wear Pink campaign and gives a percentage of his winnings to Susan G. Komen for the cure. He will be back here two more times before the semi-finals and hoping to increase his earnings as well as the amount he gives back. By Susan Kanode